Minors and cofactors
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The minor of an n-by-n square matrix
is the determinant of a smaller square matrix obtained by removing the row
and the column
from
.
Multiplying the minor with results in the cofactor
:
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The minors The corresponding cofactors in that case are |
![]() This example uses the transformation matrix The minors
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